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China web firms odds-on winners with World Cup gambling

China's Internet giants and insurance companies are finding ever more innovative ways to get around the country's strict betting laws and reap a payout as fans wager billions on the World Cup.

Decision making on the spot

The scientific study of penalty taking suggests that there are unexploited opportunities for footballers.

What's the sound of a hundred thousand soccer fans?

Mention vuvuzela to soccer fans, and they may cringe. The plastic horn rose to prominence during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where tens of thousands of those instruments blared in packed stadiums. The loud, buzzing ...

China lifts Great Firewall for golf World Cup

International golf stars, spectators and media at the World Cup on the southern Chinese island of Hainan are enjoying uncensored Internet access denied to 1.3 billion Chinese.

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